2008 Season Award Summary

League Champions: Youse's Orioles
Regular Season Champions: Youse's Orioles

MVP: Mike Celenza, 1B/3B, College Park Bombers (Salisbury)
MOP: Scott Swinson, P, Youse's Orioles (Lee)

All-Star Game MVP: Jordan King, 2B, Bethesda Big Train (Meridian (Miss.) CC)
Home Run Derby Champion: Andrew Brouse, OF, Alexandria Aces (Bucknell)

LCS MVP: Leon Landry, OF, Youse's Orioles (LSU)

2008 All-League Team:

C – Gerardo Hernandez (T-Bolts/West Virginia Tech)
1B – Danny Stienstra (Big Train/San Jose State)
2B – Ben Sobocinski (Bombers/Hartford)
3B – Patrick Long (Orioles/Georgia Tech)
SS – Gerard Hall (Orioles/Old Dominion)
OF – Leon Landry (Orioles/LSU)
OF – Luke Adkins (Big Train/Mississippi State)
OF – Adam Skonieczki (Redbirds/Buffalo)
OF – Jeff Rowland (Orioles/Georgia Tech)
UTL – Mike Celenza (Bombers/Salisbury)
SP – Scott Swinson (Orioles/Lee)
SP – Kevin Brady (Orioles/Clemson)
RP – Matt Hiserman (Big Train/San Francisco)

Players of the Week

Week 1: Mike Celenza (Bombers/Salisbury)
Week 2: Michael Speciale (T-Bolts/Navy)
Week 3: Gerard Hall (Orioles/Old Dominion)
Week 4: Drew Lee (Big Train/Morehead State) and Mike Celenza (Bombers/Salisbury)
Week 5: Adam Skonieczki (Redbirds/Buffalo) and Ben Sobocinski (Bombers/Hartford)
Week 6: Danny Williams (Aces/Pennsylvania)
Week 7: Josh Wilson (Aces/Armstrong Atlantic) and Dan Bierce (Aces/Lafayette)

Pitchers of the Week

Week 1: Oliver Drake (Orioles/Navy)
Week 2: Ed Bach (T-Bolts/UMBC)
Week 3: Doug Jennings (Express/Connecticut) and Ryan Buch (Orioles/Monmouth)
Week 4: Matt Hiserman (Big Train/San Francisco) and Tyler Hibbs (Orioles/Tallahassee (Fla.) CC)
Week 5: Scott Swinson (Orioles/Lee)
Week 6: Matt Hiserman (Big Train/San Francisco)
Week 7: Kevin Brady (Orioles/Clemson) 

Baseball America's Top Ripken League Prospects of 2008

1. Leon Landry, of (Youse's Orioles/LSU)
2. Quinton Miller, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Pittsburgh Pirates)
3. Kevin Brady, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Clemson)
4. Tyler Massey, 1b (Youse's Orioles/Colorado Rockies)
5. Jeff Rowland, of (Youse's Orioles/Georgia Tech)
6. Reed Gragnani, 2b (Youse's Orioles/Virginia)
7. Scott Swinson, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Lee)
8. Cody Allen, rhp (Bethesda Big Train/High Point)
9. TJ O'Grady, rhp (Herndon Braves/George Mason)
10. Patrick Long, 3b (Youse's Orioles/Georgia Tech)

Perfect Game Crosschecker's Top Ripken League Prospects of 2008

1. Quinton Miller, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Pittsburgh Pirates)
2. Leon Landry, of (Youse's Orioles/LSU) 
3. Kevin Brady, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Clemson)
4. Derrik Gibson, if (Youse's Orioles/Boston Red Sox)
5. Tyler Massey, 1b (Youse's Orioles/Colorado Rockies)
6. Max Russell, lhp (Youse's Orioles/Florida Southern) 
7. Gerard Hall, ss (Youse's Orioles/Old Dominion)
8. Reed Gragnani, 2b (Youse's Orioles/Godwin (Va.) HS)
9. Jarret Martin, lhp/1b (Youse's Orioles/Bakersfield (Calif.) JC) 
10. Oliver Drake, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Baltimore Orioles) 
11. Jared Norris, 1b (Alexandria Aces/Yavapai (Ariz.) JC) 
12. John Hicks, c (Youse's Orioles/Virginia) 
13. Cody Allen, lhp (Bethesda Big Train/Central Florida) 
14. Mycal Jones, of (Herndon Braves/Miami-Dade (Fla.) CC) 
15. Scott Swinson, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Maryland)
16. Jeff Rowland, of (Youse's Orioles/Georgia Tech) 
17. Ryan Buch, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Monmouth)
18. Nick Routt, lhp (Rockville Express/Mississippi State) 
19. Mike Celenza, 3b/1b (College Park Bombers/Salisbury) 
20. Patrick Long, 3b (Youse's Orioles/Georgia Tech) 
21. Dylan Tonneson, c (Bethesda Big Train/California) 
22. Kevin Jacob, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Georgia Tech)
23. Colin Warner, rhp (College Park Bombers/Wesley) 
24. Todd Eskelin, of (Rockville Express/Cal State-Northridge) 
25. Danny Steinstra, 1b (Bethesda Big Train/San Jose State) 
26. Chase Tigert, rhp (Bethesda Big Train/San Francisco) 
27. Matt Hiserman, rhp (Bethesda Big Train/San Francisco) 
28. Darren O’Brien, rhp (College Park Bombers/William Jewell) 
29. Hernan Colmenarez, rhp, (Maryland Redbirds/Miami-Dade (Fla.) CC) 
30. Tyler Hibbs, rhp (Youse's Orioles/Tallahassee (Fla.) CC)